[wp-hackers] minimum version

Mark E mark at simplercomputing.net
Wed Sep 8 01:21:14 UTC 2010



On 09/07/2010 05:48 PM, Ryan Bilesky wrote:
> Is there an easy trick to figure out what the minimum version of wordpress
> my plugin will work with?

Here's my perspective on that issue: Running old versions of WordPress 
is a very very very bad idea, mainly because of security holes that are 
patched in later versions.

So, two simple ways to contribute to better security is to (1) not let 
your plugin run on too old of a version of WP (for example, one major 
point release back is pushing the limit of sensibility), and (2) make 
sure your own code doesn't create holes that intruders can waltz through.

Mark


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